Radio Wammo

This week Vincent has been looking at how the recession or the perception of a recession has had an effect on the idea of sustainability in the New Zealand economy. Vincent argues that an economic downturn actually causes people to react in a more sustainable way. If that is the case why has the New Zealand Government’s language shifted away from sustainable ideas? Vincent Heeringa is the editorial director at Idealog.

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Russell discusses the Government funded broadband plan promising 100 megabit speeds to most New Zealand homes in 6 to 10 years, double the time frame initially proposed during last year’s election campaign. Alot can happen and technology will change in that time so who will look after the old copper network which is already under strain while we wait for fibre to the home? Russell Brown is chief blogger at publicaddress.net.

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